Since April of 2015, Kendrick Lamar has been engaged to Whitney Alford. The rapper and the esthetician met in high school and attended Centennial High School in California together.

This year, Kendrick and Whitney gave birth to their first child, a girl.

The singer shared the cover art for his fifth studio album on his Instagram and Twitter accounts on May 11, 2022.

Kendrick and Whitney were seen with their first daughter and rumored second kid on the album cover. Fans wondered whether the rapper’s music announcement was also a way for him and Whitney to announce their second kid.